diff --git a/scripts/cmake/Find.cmake b/scripts/cmake/Find.cmake
index ba434da7d4e..f61f6be02fc 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/Find.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/Find.cmake
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ if(OGS_USE_MKL)
     endif()
 endif()
 find_package(BLAS)
-find_package(LAPACK)
+if(OGS_USE_MKL)
+    find_package(LAPACK)
+endif()
 
 if(OGS_USE_MKL)
     if(GUIX_BUILD)